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 == Biography ==
-Born in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin] in 1875, the daughter of Frank R. Hickish and Theresa Pittat.
+Born in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin] in 1875, the daughter of Frank R. Hickish and Theresa Pittat. Nothing much has been found of her early years in the USA, but she seems to have relocated to England at the start of the 20th century, her name appearing as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert),  at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.
 In 1904 she doubled in the role of "Lady Patricia Vane" in ''[[The Cingalee, or Sunny Ceylon]]'' (Tanner and Monckton)  at Daly's Theatre,

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-[[Anna Hickish]] (fl start of the 1900s) was a soprano and actress.
+[[Anna Hickish]] (1875-1943) was a soprano and actress.
 Also referred to as [[Annie Hickish]] by [[D.C. Boonzaier|Boonzaier]] (1923).
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 == Biography ==
+Born in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin] in 1875, the daughter of Frank R. Hickish and Theresa Pittat.
 She seems to have relocated to England, her name appearing as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert),  at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.
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 In 1908 she was brought back to her home-town aboard the Lusitania to perform at the original ''La Crosse Saengerfest'' and was billed as an "world-renowned opera diva".
-An [[Anna Hickish]] died in Cook, Illinois, United States in 1915, could this have been her?*
+She died on 14 June 1943.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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 Terry Rindfleisch. 2008 "Behind the scenes: La Crosse Concert Band to bring 100-year-old song back to life", ''Crosse Tribune'',  22 July[https://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/behind-the-scenes-la-crosse-concert-band-to-bring-/article_ec646d06-61ff-5362-a9c8-3da0d3ce427d.html].
 https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/34/?name=_Hickish

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−	Born in the ~~Norwegian town~~ of La Crosse ~~Milwaukee~~	+	Born in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Crosse,_Wisconsin]
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		+	Anna Hickisch
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		+	1875
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		+	Birth • 2 Sources
		+	1875
		+	La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States
		+	1943
		+	Age 68
		+	Death • 0 Sources
		+	14 June 1943.

	She seems to have relocated to England, her name appearing as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert), at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.		She seems to have relocated to England, her name appearing as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert), at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.

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−	[[Anna Hickish]] (fl start of the 1900s) was a ~~singer~~ and actress	+	[[Anna Hickish]] (fl start of the 1900s) was a soprano and actress.

	Also referred to as [[Annie Hickish]] by [[D.C. Boonzaier\|Boonzaier]] (1923).		Also referred to as [[Annie Hickish]] by [[D.C. Boonzaier\|Boonzaier]] (1923).

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	Terry Rindfleisch. 2008 "Behind the scenes: La Crosse Concert Band to bring 100-year-old song back to life", ''Crosse Tribune'', 22 July[https://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/behind-the-scenes-la-crosse-concert-band-to-bring-/article_ec646d06-61ff-5362-a9c8-3da0d3ce427d.html].

	https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/34/?name=_Hickish		https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/34/?name=_Hickish

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 Born in the Norwegian town of La Crosse Milwaukee
-She seems to have started out as an opera singer, appearing at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert),  in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.
+She seems to have relocated to England, her name appearing as "Etelka" in ''[[The Fortune-teller]]'' (Smith and Herbert),  at the Shaftsbury Theatre, London , in 1901, and at Covent Garden, London, in 1902 as "Michaela" in Bizet's ''[[Carmen]]'' (1902), "Nedda" in Leoncavallo's ''[[Pagliacci]]'', "Venus" in Wagner's ''[[Tannhäuser]]'', "Ann Chite" in Benedict and Oxenford's ''[[The Lily of Killarney]]''.
 In 1904 she doubled in the role of "Lady Patricia Vane" in ''[[The Cingalee, or Sunny Ceylon]]'' (Tanner and Monckton)  at Daly's Theatre,
-She seems to have been a member of [[George Edwardes]]'s touring company between 1905 and 1907, inter alia appearing in South Africa. UK appearances for the company included ''[[The Lady Dandies]]'' (''[[The Merveilleuses]]'', /Hood) at The Grand theatre in Leeds (1907),
+For a while she appears to have been a member of [[George Edwardes]]'s touring company between 1905 and 1907, inter alia appearing in South Africa. UK appearances for the company included ''[[The Lady Dandies]]'' (''[[The Merveilleuses]]'', /Hood) at The Grand theatre in Leeds (1907),
-In 1908 she was brought from Europe aboard the Lusitania to perform in her home-town at the original ''La Crosse Saengerfest''.
+In 1908 she was brought back to her home-town aboard the Lusitania to perform at the original ''La Crosse Saengerfest'' and was billed as an "world-renowned opera diva".
-An Anna Hickish was born in La Crosse Milwaukee and died in Cook, Illinois, United States in 1915, could this have been her?* Descirbed as World-renown opera diva Anna Hickish, a La Crosse native, was brought home from Europe aboard the Lusitania to perform at the festival, Krauklis said.
+Terry Rindfleisch. 2008 "Behind the scenes: La Crosse Concert Band to bring 100-year-old song back to life", ''Crosse Tribune'',  22 July[https://lacrossetribune.com/entertainment/behind-the-scenes-la-crosse-concert-band-to-bring-/article_ec646d06-61ff-5362-a9c8-3da0d3ce427d.html].
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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		+	J.P. Wearing. 2013. ''The London Stage 1900-1909: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. (Second, revised edition, p. 423). Scarecrow Press, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=o5JWAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Anna+Hickish&source=bl&ots=1PSKKVZzcN&sig=ACfU3U0vY3f0wdm5Mtw6jIM8r-QWQ-8zdg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjF0YnB_q3rAhXypHEKHT5UBqc4ChDoATACegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=Anna%20Hickish&f=false]

	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)		[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)